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December 2010

December 07, 2010

Management

Leaving behind the testing controversy, I write today about Reform #2: Management, not Discipline. My...

December 04, 2010

Thoughts on testing…

The title would more aptly be A Lot of Thoughts on Testing. Can't help it....

December 01, 2010

Test Anxiety

As we were riding bikes yesterday, Zach caught up with me to ask, "Do we...

November 2010

November 30, 2010

Unintended Consequences

Reform #1 - Vigorous Exercise Before Homeschool. Here's how it went today... At 9:30, I...

November 30, 2010

Fidelity

There is a dirty little secret in all talk of school reform. It turns out...

November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving

Today I am celebrating Thanksgiving with nearly 40 international students who've come to Massachusetts for...

November 24, 2010

After extensive review…

What two words make veteran teachers' eyes roll to the back of their heads more...

November 19, 2010

Playing Hooky

I really hoped I wouldn't do this, but I did. I skipped homeschool today. Not...

November 16, 2010

Pushing Buttons

You may have noticed that I posted my first pictures last week. Now that I...

November 12, 2010

Study Groups

Just got home from my second homeschool study group of the week. Tonight was for...

November 10, 2010

Silly Americans

"Chinese people are great, Momma. And we are just silly." Ezra announced earlier this year...

November 05, 2010

Errands

One of the best things about sending my kids to school was that I could...

November 01, 2010

Art Anxiety

They didn't touch any of the paintings. They didn't hit each other. They didn't get...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

Sabbath

It was suggested by a friend that I take a day off from the blog....

October 28, 2010

Curriculum

Whew. A week of reading the work of Ellen Galinsky and Charlotte Mason. A week...

October 28, 2010

Skill 7: Self-Directed, Engaged Learning

(Warning: This is a ridiculously long post - made longer by this warning. But I...

October 25, 2010

Day 6 of Mind in the Making – Too Easy!

Zach was talking to his grandmother this weekend on speaker phone, and she asked how...

October 20, 2010

Day 3 of Mind in the Making – Communication

"This is where it happened." That's how Ezra began one of his tall tales last...

October 19, 2010

Day 2 of Mind in the Making – Getting Perspective

On our first visit to the MFA two weeks ago, Jake asked the boys, "Do...

October 19, 2010

Day 1 of Mind in the Making – Focus!

"Can we please focus?!" This is a plea the boys hear many times during a typical...

October 18, 2010

Mind In The Making

Do you find yourself talking about executive function skills at cocktail parties these days? OK...

October 05, 2010

Why I Work

I flew in from Virginia today and went straight to work, where I run afterschool...

September 2010

September 20, 2010

…and then I do.

"I really like this song now," proclaims Ezra this morning. "You do?" I ask incredulously...

September 19, 2010

Tell the Truth about Parenting – Go Ahead

It's hard to tell the truth about your life.

September 12, 2010

The Night Before Homeschooling…

... and all through the house, Tara is procrastinating. And trying not to spend too...

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